diff --git a/charts/kubernetes-operator/templates/kubernetes-nbresource.yaml b/charts/kubernetes-operator/templates/kubernetes-nbresource.yaml
index e9ec4b4..4e302da 100644
--- a/charts/kubernetes-operator/templates/kubernetes-nbresource.yaml
+++ b/charts/kubernetes-operator/templates/kubernetes-nbresource.yaml
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ spec:
         - kubectl wait --for 'jsonpath={.status.networkID}' -n {{ $routerNS }} nbroutingpeer router; 
       containers:
       - name: apply-nbresource
-        image: "registry.suse.com/suse/kubectl:latest"
+        image: {{ .Values.ingress.kubernetesAPI.customKubectlImage | default "registry.suse.com/suse/kubectl:latest"}}
         env:
         - name: NBRESOURCE_VALUE
           value: |
diff --git a/charts/kubernetes-operator/values.yaml b/charts/kubernetes-operator/values.yaml
index 6bcaa17..d238055 100644
--- a/charts/kubernetes-operator/values.yaml
+++ b/charts/kubernetes-operator/values.yaml
@@ -147,6 +147,7 @@ ingress:
     # - group2
     policies: []
     # - default
+    customKubectlImage: "registry.suse.com/suse/kubectl:latest"
   router:
     # Deploy routing peer(s)
     enabled: false